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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Peter Budaj Cam Ward

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerPeter Budaj: Save %, 0.915, 53rd percentilePeter Budaj: Goals against, 2.00 a game, 91st percentilePeter Budaj: Workload, 23.6 shots a game, 4th percentilePeter Budaj: Games, 60 games, 76th percentilePeter Budaj: Goals saved, +0.05 above expected per 60, 55th percentileCam Ward: Save %, 0.905, 15th percentileCam Ward: Goals against, 2.66 a game, 15th percentileCam Ward: Workload, 28.0 shots a game, 44th percentileCam Ward: Games, 61 games, 80th percentileCam Ward: Goals saved, -0.20 above expected per 60, 15th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 55 goalies who played at least a quarter as many games as the busiest. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number.

The numbers

Peter Budaj G, LAK 2016-17 Cam Ward G, CHI
60 Games played 61
30 Wins 26
21 Losses 22
7 Shutouts 2
1,414 Shots against 1,711
1,294 Saves 1,549
120 Goals against 162
0.915 Save % 0.905
2.18 Goals against average 2.69
Expected goals, while he was in net
122.8 Expected goals against 150.2
+2.8 Goals saved above expected -11.8
+0.05 Saved above expected per 60 -0.20
6.1% Chance per attempt faced 6.3%
Rating, in goals
+15.3 Goals above replacement +3.6
+2.6 Wins above replacement +0.6
Contract
$600K Cap hit $3.3M
$3.9M Worth at the going rate $1.3M
+$3.3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2M

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two. What the advanced numbers mean